The Swedish Transport Administration has assigned Kapsch TrafficCom to build a new multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) toll system in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The MLFF scheme covers a complex city area passed through by approximately 150 million vehicles each year.
In terms of tolling stations and charging points, the Swedish project ranks among the biggest urban congestion charging projects in the world, according to Kapsch.
“We are proud to have won this large-scale contract and look forward to implementing a reliable and high-performing system in Gothenburg,” said Mikael Hejel, area sales manager for the Nordic countries, Kapsch.
“Our system will capture vehicle data in a quality that is the best-in-class within the tolling industry.
“We will provide the best possible information to enable the authority to make the correct taxation decisions of the vehicles using the infrastructure.”
In Gothenburg, the existing system, supplied by two different providers, is reportedly reaching its end of life.
Therefore the 42 existing tolling stations consisting of 85 charging and checkpoints will be fully replaced, covering a total of 138 lanes.
The MLFF system is designed to allow vehicles to be identified automatically at the free-flow tolling stations, under any traffic and climatic conditions.
The information captured is transmitted to the back-office of the Swedish Transport Agency for processing and invoicing taxation decisions to the vehicle owners.
The scheme reportedly generates approximately €90m (£76m) in tax revenue per year.
The contract, which was signed on 05 July 2022, covers both the replacement of all existing charging points and checkpoints by the new MLFF system provided by Kapsch, as well as the technical operation for 10 years.
The contract also includes options of extension of the technical operation and options for supply of additional charging points and checkpoints.
